Grain-measurer eor threshing-machine elevators



F. V. ALBRIGHT'. GRAIN MEASURER FOR THRESHING MAEHINE ELEVATORS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16. |919. 1,325,602.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

- g; 6%@ f a FLOYD V. ALBRIGHT, OF TERRA ALTA, WEST VIRGINIA.

GRAIN-MEASURER FOR THRESHING-MACHINE ELEVATORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

Application filed August 16, 1919. Serial No. 317,906.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FLOYD V. ALBRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Terra Alta, in the county of Preston and State of West Virginia, have invented c ertain new and useful Improvements in Grain- Measurers for Threshing-Machine Elevators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved grain measurer for threshing machine elevators, and it has for its obJect t0 vprovide a device of this kind which, as the grain is elevated by the endless conveyer and then discharged into boxes or receptacles, may be l manually manipulated so as to discharge the grain into bags, which are suspended'upon the lower ends of the boxes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a grain measurer to control the grain in two receptacles or boxes, to permit the grain to be discharged from the boxes alternately and in requisite amounts in the bags.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pair of grain receiving boxes having swinging bottoms, and means for holding the bottoms inI place, in combination with means for releasing the holding means alternately so that the grain in the boxes gray be allowed to discharge alternately into ags.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means at the tops of the boxes actuated by the same means which releases the folding means for cutting ofi the flow' of the grain into the boxes, or for deiecting the grain into one or the other of the boxes.

While the design and construction at present illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of ya reduction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the invention may be susceptible to changes, and the right to these changes is claimed, provided they are colnpreliended within the scope of what is claimed. p

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinaftervset forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a view in side elevation of my improved grain measurer as applied to threshing machine elevators;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional'view;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a casing in the bearings of which at the topl and bottom are shafts 2 and 3, provided with v the usual sprockets 4: and 5 and engaging the sprockets 4 and 5 is an elevator conveyer G, adapted to elevate the grain from the lower part of the threshingrmachine so that it may discharge through the opening 7. Forming a part of the casing. 1 is an auxiliary casing 8 provided with a pair ofgrain receiving compartments or boxes 9 and 10. A partition 11 divides the two receptacles and mounted in bearings of the auxiliary casing 8 is a shaft 12. Y A closure 13 is hinged at 14 to the upper part of the casing '1. and is positioned so as to close the upper part of the auxiliary casing 8, there being a suitable securing means 15 at the outer portion of the casing t'o hold' the same in closed position.- f A Movable with they shaft 12 is a grain deiector 16, which may' be moved to deiect the grain into the receptacle 9 or into the receptacle 10. The lower parts of the receptacles '9 and 10 terminate in contracted p0rtions 17 and 18 which have hooks 19 to be engaged by the upper parts of the grain receiving bags 20, to receive the grain as it is discharged from the receptacles.

Pivoted at 21 are vswinging closures 2 2, spring tcnsioned as .shown at 23 in order to return the closures to their normal positions after permitting the grain to be discharged. Suitable abutments 24 are provided to be engaged by the closures 22 when they are returned to their normal positions. Mounted in guides of the auxiliary casing is a slide 25. This slide is designed toengage under the closures to hold them in engagement .with their abutments, so as to support the so as to release oner or the other of the- .closures 22. Also pivoted to the oppositeA I sides of the auxiliary casing as at'29 are adiary casing 8. Mounted in suitable guides 35 of the auxiliary casing is a scraper 36 which isin the form of a rectangular frame and is adapted to scrape the overflow of grain into the empty receptacle. posite endsof this scraper have pintles 37 which engage the slots 38 of the levers 30. The pintl'es 37 engage the slots 39 of the auxiliary casing, so that the scraper can be operated. When the arm 32 is grasped and rocked, the defi'ector 16 may be moved in the direction of the arrow a, so that one of its 'edges will contact with the closure 13. When the arm 32 is so moved and the dc iiector, the slide 25 is moved in a direction to release the closure of the rece tacle 9 allowing the grain in the receptac e 9 to discharge into a bag which is suspended from the contracted lower end of the receptacle. en the slide 25 is moved to release the closure 22 of the compartment 9, the slide 25 moved under the closure 22 oi. the compartment 10 to support the same into raised position, allowing the grain to be supported thereon as it is discharged from the openin 7.

ter the compartment 10 issufiiciently lled, say for instance substantially abushel of grain, the delector 16 may be returned to its normal position in which case the grain will slide upon the upper part of the 'defiector into the compartment 9. In this casethe grain will be supported upon the closurel 22 of the com artment 9. As the defiector 16 and the c osur'es 22 are alternately operated in this marmer, the scraper is likewise operated, therebyscraping the overow of grain from the edges of the compaiement.

Fastened on the side of the auxiliary casi'ng 8 is a suitable grain register 8, for registering the amount of grain as it passes into the receptacles of the auxiliary casing 8. One side of the auxiliary casing 8 1s pro-- vided with suitable sight openings 8a and 8'b having glasses, whereby the operator may ascertain when the grain is high enough, so that the trip scraper can be operated, and

. also 'so thatthe trap doors or closures at 'the bottom of the receptacles may be opened, to

allow discharge of the grain. When the scraper. is tripped, the surplus gram 1s caped over into the empty receptacle or ox. .Y

The scraper 36 is provided at its opposite ends with scraper parts 36b which' act to The opscrape the surplus grain from the filled box gr receptacle into the empty receptacle or ox. .The invention having been set forth,what is claimed as new and useful is z- 1. In a grain measurer for grain elevators` the combination with a rain elevating means including a casing therefor, of an auxiliary casing having a pair of grain compartments to alternately receive the grain from the elevator, means for deflecting the grain into one or the other of s aid compartments, spring tensioned closures mounted in the lower portions of the compartments, means for holding the spring tensioned clo- `eures in raised positions, and a series of levers pi'votally united and mounted on the tors, the combination with a dominant cas' ing having a grain elevator therein, of an auxlllary casing having a pair of grain receiving compartments provided with a cominunication'with the dominant casing, a deiiectorfor deflecting the grain into one or the other of said compartments as it is elevated, spring tensioned closures mounted in the lower portions of the compartments to support the grain, abutments therefor, amernber to hold the closures in Contact with the abutments alternately, and means for actuating the delector and the member to deflect the grain into one or the other of said compartments and to alternately release the grain.

3. In a grain measurer for grain elevators, the combination with a dominant casing having `a grain elevator therein, of an auxiliary casing having a pair of grain receiving compartments provided with acoming the overflow of grain around the edges of the compartments, and link connections between the scraper and the operating` means.

4. In a. grain measurer for grain elevators, the combination with-.a dominant casing havinggrain elevating means mounted therein, of an auxiliary caslng having a pair of grain compartments, swinging closures mounted in the lower ends of said compartments, abutments therefor, a member adapted to be moved alternately into the path of said closures to support them alternately in engagement with their respective abutments, an means for actuating the member to alternately release said closures.

5. In a grain measurer for grain elevators, the combination with a dominant casing havinfg grain elevating means mounted therein, o an auxiliary casing having a pair of grain compartments, Swingin closures mounted in the lower ends of sai Vcompartments abutments therefor, a member adapted to be moved alternatel into the path of said closures to support t em alternately i'n engagement-with their respective abutments, a rock shaft mounted in bearings in the onter part of the auxilia casin and having a delector to deflect t e gram into one or the other of said compartments, a pair'of arms fixed to the opposite ends of said shaft,

and toggle link connections having sliding connections with said member, certain of said toggle links having sliding connections with said arms whereby as one of said arms is rocked the member is reciprocated alternately with the deflector and vice versa.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature. t

' FLOYD V. ALBRIGHT. 

